Plasma XPL Unlock on September 25: 1.81 Billion Tokens Come Free

On September 25, 2026, Plasma frees 1,805,555,556 XPL in a single day. These are the tokens held by the team and by investors, subject to a one-year lock-up that has run since the mainnet beta launched on September 25, 2025. Measured against the amount in circulation today, that is around 65 percent. Add the ecosystem tranche falling on the same day and the total comes to 1,894,444,445 XPL, or 18.94 percent of the maximum supply. The figures come from two independent places: Plasma's own tokenomics documentation and an emissions dataset that recalculates the rule independently. Both name the same day and the same amounts. This piece shows where the quantity comes from, what follows month by month afterwards, and how to check the date without relying on anyone else. One term first, because everything else builds on it: an unlock is the moment at which contractually locked tokens become transferable. Unlocked expressly does not mean sold — it is a statement about quantity, not about price. What Happens at Plasma on September 25, 2026: 1.81 Billion XPL for Team and Investors Plasma is a layer-1 blockchain which, according to its own documentation, is built around stablecoin payments a...